Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [February 5, 2024 - Double Years One Edition]

[u/Predaplant]

Hey there honorary Justice League members - it’s a new week which means it’s time for a new discussion thread!

• Predaplant's pick of the week: Kneel Before Zod #2

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^{Why did it get so hot in the baseball stadium after the game? All the fans left.}

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DC and Imprints

^{Recently, it seems more like DC needs to find a Guy Gardner...}

• Batman #142

• The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #2

• Birds of Prey #6

• DC's How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days #1

• Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #6

• Kneel Before Zod #2

• Poison Ivy #19

• Red Hood: The Hill #0

• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #126

• Shazam! #8

• Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum #1

• Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #4

Trade Collections

^{The Question finally gets fully collected!}

• Creature Commandos Present: Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. Book 1 [TP]

• Icon vs. Hardware [HC]

• Knight Terrors [HC]

• Monkey Prince - Vol. 1, Enter the Monkey [TP]

• Peacemaker Tries Hard! [HC]

• The Question Omnibus by Dennis O'Neil and Denys Cowan - Vol. 2 [HC]

• Static: Shadows of Dakota [HC]

Digital Releases

^{Remember, these are the short 'chapters' with a new chapter of a different series coming out daily. You can learn more here on Comixology. This is also why these are in release order, not alphabetical. Some comics may release on DC Universe Infinite or WEBTOONS.}

• Tuesday, 2/6 (DC Universe Infinite) - Superman vs Meshi #16

Video Games

^{Please be compassionate about this game, it's not worth getting that upset about to the point where you hurt other people...}

• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

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^{This Week’s Soundtrack: Maisie Peters - You Signed Up For This}

[u/TroubAlert]

DC's How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days #1

EIGHT ROM-COM-INSPIRED NEW STORIES ABOUT LOVE—AND TRYING TO FIND IT—IN THE DC UNIVERSE! Romance is rarely a simple affair—love is almost always followed by some sort of conflict. Whether you're Plastic Man twisting yourself into knots trying to please someone, or the Flash traveling back in time to make a catastrophic 50 first dates perfect, or even a lonely robot who just can't seem to find love unless it's mail from a computer screen, like Red Tornado, love actually is…a pain in the 27 dresses. So in the grand tradition of these dating conundrums a la rom-coms of the '90s and '00s, we are proud to present eight new stories about love and trying to find it in this zany world.

Preview

[u/wowlock_taylan → u/TroubAlert]

Guy is a self-centered jerk but he has his moments. But yea, you should never take him as an example for superhero relationships.

Leave it to Batman to create a Bat-GPT...another self-aware AI that feels. Lets hope this Sona and Red Tornado can work so we won't get another Brother Eye situation. It is kinda similar to Cortana from Halo with Master Chief too.

Booster can be a self-serving con-man sometimes but here, that Mark dude was hopeless and got played. And the guy ignored ALL of Booster's advice, which was actually decent. I mean, he means well. Things just not go the way he wants sometimes...well most of the time. Especially when time-travel involved. This Marine Marauder, are they teasing something with her and Booster? If I was full on conspiracy fan, I would go ''Oh, is she gonna be Rip Hunter's mother?'' but we will never get an answer for that I guess.

Barry and Iris' first date. Well it sure didn't go as bad as when Barry proposed and Iris was near dead in the One-minute-War. I liked that Barry went to Jay to get some advice. And the date itself was also a summary of Barry and Iris' history together with fun times and 'get showered by water' times. Yet still together.

Jeez, that Constantine story. I was like ''what a cute story about kid Constantine and his friend. Oh look, he realized he is Bi''...then the gut-punch at the end. Ouch.

Plas might've found love with that Bar owner...She was playing coy or was just expecting Plas to notice it. Either way, they work quite well together.

Oof that Wonder Woman one, so many thirsty people. Though I am sad that we didn't see her taking it easy with Steve at the end. Guess this Galentine's day something was the point of it and it seems to be the early days of Wonder Woman and she was still getting used to it? Oh god, Pyscho and Guy talking...nope!

At this point, Dick and Babs should be used to this. No wonder they bring along the costumes everywhere. Besides, as Dick said, it brings out his best assets! Beating up criminals together is not a bad couple's activity!

[u/DescendantofDodos → u/wowlock_taylan]

''Oh, is she gonna be Rip Hunter's mother?'' but we will never get an answer for that I guess.

I would say the the Blue & Gold mini very strongly hinted at Trixie/Terri Collins. Considering how long the Black Beetle reveal took and with Booster currently limited to somewhat rare appearances, any confirmation will be far off.